January Commencement Frequently Asked Questions

Commencement has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

The snow date will be January 11, 2024. Graduates will receive email communication regarding their timing for their assigned ceremony.

Commencement will take place at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University. Tickets are required for entry. Tickets can be picked up at the Madison Theatre Box Office. Assigned dates and times for pick up will be emailed to the graduates as the date approaches.

The Molloy University Commencement Ceremony is approximately 90 minutes.

All candidates participating in Commencement must wear their cap, tassel, gown and hood. Candidates should wear dress clothes beneath their academic attire. Attire must be ordered by November 19th.

Academic Attire can be ordered here: https://molloygrad.shopoakhalli.com/purchasewizard/Welcome

Academic attire will be shipped to your home. The deadline to order academic attire is Sunday, November 19, 2023.

Yes, the ceremony will be livestreamed, and can be found at www.molloy.edu/student-life/student-affairs/commencement/

Seating is done by the School you are graduating from. For example, if you and your friend are both graduating from the School of Arts and Sciences, you can sit together.

• Guests are welcome to take photographs from their seats, but may not stand in the aisles or block the view of other guests. Only official photographers will be permitted in the roped off section and platform area. After the ceremony is completed, there will be ample opportunity for individual and family photos.
• A commercial photographer from Island Photography will take an individual portrait of each graduate in front of a set backdrop, as well as a photograph of you receiving your diploma cover. The proofs of these pictures will be sent to the graduate. There is no obligation to purchase these pictures. The customer service number for Island Photography is (800) 869-0908.

• Each candidate for graduation is personally responsible for obtaining clearance for graduation including satisfactorily completing all general education, major, related, minor, residency and the liberal arts and science requirements.
• All financial obligations to the college must be satisfied. All obligations including overdue library books, tuition payments and parking violations must be settled before diplomas will be awarded, before transcripts are released and before submission of applications for professional licensing.

• The deadline for applying for December or January graduation is October 1st.

Yes. Students who have completed degree requirements but who have not applied for graduation will not receive a diploma nor will the degree be conferred.

Students with outstanding holds for unpaid bills or equipment will not have confirmations of their degrees released to any outside agencies or employers until cleared with all Molloy University offices.

• August diplomas are mailed within a month of the August award date. December diplomas are mailed out mid-January.

If your academic attire is Molloy University, then yes. If your academic attire has the Molloy College seal, then we have new academic attire for commencement ceremonies.

https://molloygrad.shopoakhalli.com/purchasewizard/Welcome

Rings may be ordered from Jostens Rings, click here.